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    Great Brak River Estuary (34042214)

    Western Cape
    Card 4535
    Compiler 1191
    Location code 34042214Great Brak River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2002-08-10
    Season WWinter
    Start time 13:00:00
    End time 17:00:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 304
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		140
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		200
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		75Possibly Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		2020Possibly Breeding
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		500
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		60
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		170
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		460
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		600
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		160
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		40
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		30
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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